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</div> <!-- END leftNav --> <!-- end left nav --> <!-- Call Out --> </div><!-- end left column --> <div class="col-md-9 bodycopy"> <!-- Page Title --> <h2>PRAMS</h2> <div class="clearA"></div> <!-- Start Content Cell --> <div class="wrap has-sidebar" id="contentCell"> <!-- Intro Section --> <div class="mainText" id="introSection"> <p><img style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; display: block;" src="/health/fhs/maternalchild/images/PRAMS Logo.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="106" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #339966;">Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System<br /></span><span style="color: #339966;">(PRAMS)</span></span></strong></p> </div> <!-- Sections --> <a name="1"></a> <!-- Section Content --> <div class="mainText" id=""> <p>New Jersey PRAMS is a joint research project of the NJ Department of Health (NJDOH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Information from PRAMS is used to help plan better health programs for New Jersey mothers and infants and impact maternal and child health policy and practice.</p> <p>One out of every 50 women giving birth each month is randomly selected for the PRAMS survey. More than 29,500 NJ mothers were included between 2002-2022 with an average response rate of 70%. They are asked about their feelings and experiences before, during and after pregnancy. Leading topics include:</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <ul> <li>Maternal and infant health care</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Sleep practices</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Breastfeeding</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Home visiting services</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Prenatal care and health insurance</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Maternal smoking and alcohol use during pregnancy</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Cesarean deliveries</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Pregnancy intention</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Opioid supplement</li> </ul> </td> <td> <p><strong><img src="/health/fhs/maternalchild/images/Front Page Image.PNG" alt="" width="210" height="263" /></strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <a name="2"></a> <!-- Section Heading --> <div class="sectionTitle"> New Jersey PRAMS Questionnaires </div> <!-- Section Content --> <div class="mainText" id=""> <ul> <li>2023 to Present - Phase 9 Questionnaire (with opioid supplement) [<a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/mchepi/prams/88978 NJ PRAMS English PROOF.pdf">English</a>] [<a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/mchepi/prams/88978 NJ PRAMS Spanish PROOF.pdf">Español</a>]</li> </ul> </div> <a name="3"></a> <!-- Section Heading --> <div class="sectionTitle"> PRAMS Topic Reports </div> <!-- Section Content --> <div class="mainText" id=""> <ul> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/mchepi/prams/NJ%20PRAMS Multivitamin Topic Report_Final.pdf">Multivitamin Use Before Pregnancy</a> (August 2023)</li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/NJ_PRAMS_Alcohol_Use_Topic_Report.pdf">Women's Health and Alcohol Use</a> (May 2019)</li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/NJ_PRAMS_Mental_Health_Topic_Report.pdf">Maternal Mental Health</a> (January 2019)</li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/NJ PRAMS Smoking Topic Report.pdf">Cigarette Smoking</a> (December 2018)</li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/NJ PRAMS Breastfeeding Topic Report.pdf">Breastfeeding</a> (April 2018)</li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/NJ Pregnancy Intention Topic Report 2012-2015.pdf">Pregnancy Intention</a> (April 2018)</li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/NJ PRAMS Safe Sleep Topic Report.pdf">Safe Sleep</a> (April 2018)</li> </ul> </div> <a name="4"></a> <!-- Section Heading --> <div class="sectionTitle"> PRAMS Data Query on NJSHAD </div> <!-- Section Content --> <div class="mainText" id=""> <p>A <a href="https://www-doh.nj.gov/doh-shad/query/selection/prams/PRAMSSelection.html">PRAMS dataset query</a> is available on the New Jersey State Health Assessment Data (NJSHAD) System that allows users to create custom tables and graphs of NJ PRAMS data.</p> </div> <a name="5"></a> <!-- Section Heading --> <div class="sectionTitle"> Recent Data Briefs </div> <!-- Section Content --> <div class="mainText" id=""> <p>Data Briefs present the latest PRAMS survey data on specific issues to inform service providers and policy makers. Each brief describes an "Agenda for Action" for improved healthcare services and links to other resources.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/mchepi/prams/PRAMS_Home_Visit_Data_Brief_FINAL_10.6.pdf"><img src="/health/fhs/maternalchild/mchepi/prams/PRAMS_Home_Visit_Data_Brief_FINAL_10.6.pdf" alt="" />A Bird's-Eye View of Racial and Ethnic Disparities for Selected Postpartum Behaviors Post-Exposure to Maternal Health Education/Support, PRAMS 2016-2021 (October 2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/mchepi/prams/PRAMS_PPD_Racial_Data_Brief_Final_Posted.pdf">Association Between Perceived Racial Bias and Postpartum Depression Indicators (July 2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/Data%20Briefs/PRAMS_Morbidity_2022.02.09_Final.pdf">Maternal Risk Factors and Adverse Birth Outcomes (April 2022)</a></li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/Data%20Briefs/PRAMS_Smoking_2022.02.09_Final.pdf">Tobacco Use and Adverse Birth Outcomes (April 2022)</a></li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/Racial Perception.pdf">Racial Perception and Adverse Birth Outcomes (November 2019)</a></li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/Maternal Depression.pdf">Maternal Depression and Pregnancy Outcomes (November 2019)</a></li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/Childbirth Classes_and_C-Section.pdf">The Effect of Childbirth Classes on Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex (NTSV) Deliveries and Breastfeeding Among New Jersey Mothers (April 2019)</a></li> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/Unintended Pregnancy.pdf">Unintended Pregnancies Among Mothers in New Jersey (March 2019).</a></li> </ul> </div> <a name="6"></a> <!-- Section Heading --> <div class="sectionTitle"> Postpartum Assessment of Health Survey (PAHS) </div> <!-- Section Content --> <div class="mainText" id=""> <p><a href="https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research-labs/postpartum-assessment-health-survey">PAHS</a> is a follow-up study to the PRAMS survey and is a collaboration between Columbia University and seven city and state health departments. The purpose of PAHS is to better understand how to improve the health and quality of life of postpartum people and families in the year after childbirth. PAHS asks a representative sample of individuals about their physical and mental health, health care use and the social determinants of health in the year following childbirth. Data from PAHS fills an important gap in data collection that can help inform interventions to improve maternal and child health in New Jersey and nationally.</p> <p>PAHS Fact Sheets</p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/mchepi/prams/NJ_PAHS_factsheet-NewJersey_2023.pdf">New Jersey Maternal Health Indicators Fact Sheet</a></li> <li><a href="https://worldprojects.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/2022-08/NJ_PAHS_factsheet-NJ.pdf">Maternal Health Statistics and Policies - New Jersey Fact Sheet</a></li> </ul> </div> <a name="7"></a> <!-- Section Heading --> <div class="sectionTitle"> Contact Us </div> <!-- Section Content --> <div class="mainText" id=""> <p><strong>NJ PRAMS Coordinator</strong><br />Phone: 609-913-5474<br /><a href="/health/fhs/maternalchild/contact.shtml">Send us an Email</a></p> </div> </div> <!-- End Content Cell --> <div id="Sidebar-Wrapper"> <div class="Sidebar-1"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">Have you been asked to participate in PRAMS?</h3> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Approximately 160 women per month in New Jersey are randomly picked to participate in PRAMS. If you receive a survey or phone call, please consider participating in this important survey. PRAMS takes about 25 to 40 minutes to complete. The information is used to help plan better health programs for New Jersey mothers and babies.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="Sidebar-2"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">Resources</h3> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; padding-left: 20px; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">Frequently Asked Questions [<a style="box-sizing: border-box; background: 0px 0px; color: #11528f; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px dotted #11528f;" href="https://nj.gov/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/faq_eng.pdf">English</a>] [<a style="box-sizing: border-box; background: 0px 0px; color: #11528f; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px dotted #11528f;" href="https://nj.gov/health/fhs/maternalchild/documents/faq_sp.pdf">Español</a>]</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;"><a style="box-sizing: border-box; background: 0px 0px; color: #11528f; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px dotted #11528f;" href="https://www.cdc.gov/PRAMS/methodology.htm">Methodology</a></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;"><a style="box-sizing: border-box; background: 0px 0px; color: #11528f; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px dotted #11528f;" href="https://nj.gov/health/fhs/maternalchild/mchepi/prams/pramsdocumentarchive.shtml">PRAMS Document Archive</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="Sidebar-1"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">PRAMS and the CDC</h3> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/prams/index.htm">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PRAMS</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearA"></div> <!-- include /health/howdoi/index.html content remove 12/19/22 --> <!-- include virtual "/health/about/index.html" Content removed 12/19/22 --> <!-- include virtual "/health/about/index.html" --> <!-- include virtual "/health/your/index.html" Content removed 12/19/22 --> <!-- include virtual "/health/your/index.html" --> <!-- include virtual "/health/facilities/index.html" Content removed 12/19/22 --> <!-- include virtual "/health/facilities/index.html" --> <!-- include virtual "/health/public/index.html" Content removed 12/19/22 --> <!-- include virtual "/health/public/index.html" --> <!-- include virtual "/health/hit/index.html" Content removed 12/19/22 --> <!-- include virtual "/health/hit/index.html" --> <div class="md-overlay"></div><!-- the overlay element --> </section> </div> <!-- Footer START --> <div id="footer"> <div id="footerContent"> <a href="//www.nj.gov/health/opra/"><img src="/health/assets/template-images/state/opranj_trans.png" alt="OPRA- Open Public RecordAct" width="75" height="56" border="0" align="left" id="opra"></a> <div id="translateWrapper"> <div id="google_translate_element"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> function googleTranslateElementInit() { new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.HORIZONTAL}, 'google_translate_element'); 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